18 Footer - JJ Giltinan Trophy 2018 - Sydney AUS - Race 8

Saturday, March 10, 2018

This early morning (CET), the 8th and second-last race of the JJ Giltinan trophy was sailed in light and puffy winds. Race victory went to 'Smeg' (Lee Knapton AUS), 'Honda Marine' (David McDiarmid NZL) finished just a couple of seconds behind on 2nd and took over the lead in the general rankings. 'Maersk' (Josh Porebski NZL) who finished 5th today is 2 points back. Tomorrow's final race will see a close duel between the two Kiwi boats. For the first time since 44 years, New Zealanders will take the title. Third ranked 'Asko Appliances' on 3rd is 16 points back. Howie Hamlin USA and his 'Harken' team finished 7th today. Tomorrow morning, we will again show the LIVE transmission of the final race on these pages.
The video replay of today's race. The report and the rankings will be published within the next hours on the event website.